by smoothsale | Feb 4, 2010 | Business Development, clientele, clients, communication, Entrepreneurs, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales, Uncategorized
Did you realize writing a blog is “SO last year?” Such was the announcement in this morning’s newspaper according to polls taken from a variety of age groups. I began to contemplate this because I encourage others to write a blog for a variety of...
by smoothsale | Feb 2, 2010 | communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Are you promoting business activities on Facebook? Recently, I learned the official policy of Facebook: “Facebook is for social means only and not for running a business.” Facebook will shut down your account if you are reported as delivering spam and it...
by smoothsale | Jan 28, 2010 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
This mindset sank once thriving companies such as Sun Microsystems, Memorex and potentially Palm. The state of mind I’m speaking of is “complacency” and it certainly applies to entrepreneurship. How did complacency affect these companies? Memorex is...
by smoothsale | Jan 27, 2010 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
My favorite no-cost quick implementation business building strategy is… Learning from everyone else; in particular, the opposite sex. Men and women use a completely different approach to business. In my sales career, most often I was the only woman. I observed,...
by smoothsale | Jan 25, 2010 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales
What do servers in restaurants have to do with your business? This conversation arose twice in one week and we all agreed – how people treat the staff that waits on them is very indicative of their own success. For instance, in the past, we observed others...
by smoothsale | Jan 22, 2010 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Which stage are you in regarding your business? Are you experiencing sleepless nights, frustrated or on the road to happier than ever? A number of discussions were taking place on Linked-In regarding this subject that cuts to the core of entrepreneurship. My own...
